Ecclesiastes 2:9-10
King James Version
9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
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Ecclesiastes 2:9-10
New International Version
9 I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem(A) before me.(B) In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I refused my heart no pleasure.
My heart took delight in all my labor,
and this was the reward for all my toil.
Ecclesiastes 2:9-10
New King James Version
9 (A)So I became great and [a]excelled (B)more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them.
I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure,
For my heart rejoiced in all my labor;
And (C)this was my [b]reward from all my labor.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 2:9 Lit. increased
- Ecclesiastes 2:10 Lit. portion
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